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Don’t Be Creepy: Best Practices When Using Guest Data

Consumers in today’s connected world are more frequently and freely sharing their personal information. Even the most ordinary tasks—posting a photo, writing a dinner review, checking in to a location […]

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Redefining hotel guest loyalty with instant gratification

Guest loyalty programs, originally crafted to reward valuable guests with upgrades or special treatment, have now devolved into a pricing game. It started with OTAs offering discounted rates to loyalty […]

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Making Loyalty Programs Work Harder for Airline and Hospitality Brands

The rise of low-cost carriers over the last decade is putting the airline industry under acute pressure, with the race to the bottom getting ever more intense. Just this month, […]

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5 Ways Hotels are Screwing Up Guest Engagement: How You Can Get it Right

You’d think guest engagement wouldn’t be all that difficult. They’re guests, after all. They’ve already sold enough on your brand to have booked a room. Now you just need to […]

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Why loyalty programs are vital for your hotel’s online reputation

There are very few factors that are more important today than the online reputation of your hotel. Without an established and positive reputation on the web, where most travellers are […]

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Top 5 Reasons Live Chat is a Must for Hotel Websites

Most consumers today are very comfortable using Live Chat to engage with brands and find it extremely convenient to be able to do so at a time and place of […]

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How hotels can avoid a loyalty death spiral

Not too long ago, one could have wondered whether loyalty programs would eventually face an industry death spiral. The rapid evolution of the internet, advancements in technology and a growing […]

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Where Guest Engagement and Technology Meet For Boutique Hotels

Hoteliers are no longer just competing with each other for the prospective guest’s attention, but with other entities that aren’t even hotels. Online travel agencies are selling guests hotel stays […]

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Taking Hotel Marketing Beyond Planning and Booking

Marketing to your guests isn’t just about winning them over at planning and at booking. There’s actually seven steps to the customer journey, and technology can help you optimize your […]

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Direct Messaging Guests: The On-site Experience

We have previously talked about direct messaging, so you might already know why it’s important to not be afraid of direct messaging your guests and the do’s and don’ts of […]

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